Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after)

coreydm676 · 09-05-2008, 02:18 AM

Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after)

Before

After

mitchbob9 · 09-05-2008, 02:20 AM

Better with toggle switch plate, but whateva floats ya boat!

lp_junkie · 09-05-2008, 02:31 AM

I am more of a purist I like it with, but if you like it without, it's your guitar.

It doesn't affect the sound so who cares what we think.

dennistruckdriver · 09-05-2008, 05:17 AM

A third choice should have been offered: Who cares?
This subject has been covered many, probably dozens of times.

It just doesn't matter!

bigdaddy496 · 09-05-2008, 05:53 AM

oooh damn hard to answer

mine is off as well, but thats only becuase its that nasty pinkish creme, i want a regular white one

acidremix · 09-05-2008, 07:37 AM

I say with... or change to a black one

StunOperator · 09-05-2008, 07:59 AM

I like them on

dave · 09-05-2008, 11:04 AM

If you take it off, the pickguard has to go to! Looks good either way, but I like both on or both off.

Tenacious T · 09-05-2008, 11:06 AM

On...pickguard & the toggle ring.

qwank · 09-05-2008, 11:09 AM

on that color "on".
this is something i messed with on my guitar and i decided it just didnt look right without it.

Canadian Charlie · 09-05-2008, 01:41 PM

I have 2 Les Pauls one with and the other without.

Looks better on

bigdaddy496 · 09-05-2008, 02:09 PM

how about a pic with the pickgaurd off as well? paint a lil more of a picture for us, since the whole idea is probably to show off more top

calibud · 09-05-2008, 02:31 PM

what does it take to remove that?
i was thinking of doing all black&cream.
once its off, is it off for good?

portablefrank · 09-05-2008, 02:41 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by calibud

what does it take to remove that?
i was thinking of doing all black&cream.
once its off, is it off for good?

To remove the toggle switch plate i use a thin plectrum to prise it off and you can put them back on if you want.

I have 4 LPs without pickguard and toggle switch and 2 with, depends on the guitar itself to me.

Hackubus · 09-05-2008, 02:58 PM

If the top were a solid color and not a burst, I'd say off. But, since it's a burst, leave it on.
IMO, YMMV, yadda yadda yadda.

jkinnison90 · 09-05-2008, 03:18 PM

Looks good. I like having my switch plate on though.

Fuelish · 09-05-2008, 04:29 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave

If you take it off, the pickguard has to go to! Looks good either way, but I like both on or both off.

Ditto ^^^^ that .... nothing more to say

bigdaddy496 · 09-05-2008, 04:55 PM

if you take off the pickgaurd and leave the ring off, you will have a psuedo prs thing going on there!

and we all know prs guitars are art in music

-graham- · 09-05-2008, 05:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dave

If you take it off, the pickguard has to go to! Looks good either way, but I like both on or both off.

Completely agree, either one way or another. Personally, i like it on better unless its one color

golfnbro · 09-05-2008, 09:37 PM

Originally Posted by dave
If you take it off, the pickguard has to go to! Looks good either way, but I like both on or both off.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fuelish

Ditto ^^^^ that .... nothing more to say

Thirded.

dennistruckdriver · 09-06-2008, 08:01 PM

Leave it on....take it off....blah, blah, blah.....WHO CARES????

Guido · 09-06-2008, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dennistruckdriver

Leave it on....take it off....blah, blah, blah.....WHO CARES????

alligatorbling · 09-07-2008, 09:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Guido.c

alligatorbling · 09-07-2008, 09:06 AM

what do you like the best? Take a picture with it on, and off with the guitar sitting in the exact same position. then tape both pictures to your bathroom mirror so you see both of them every day... also, it wouldn't hurt to tape another set of them to your refrigerator door as well... then, leave them there for exactly 2 years... keep a journal and write down which one you thinks looks the best each day. after the two years are up, tally up the results and see which one has the most votes... that will be your obvious choice and you can be confident that your doing the right thing, which ever it may be! .... but, to answer your question in short, if it were me id leave it on. i think they look cool when taken off if the guitars a solid color (black or gold top) .... otherwise i like them on. .... id use the 2 year picture comparison method though if i were you, just to be sure.

Guido · 09-07-2008, 08:10 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by alligatorbling

what do you like the best? Take a picture with it on, and off with the guitar sitting in the exact same position. then tape both pictures to your bathroom mirror so you see both of them every day... also, it wouldn't hurt to tape another set of them to your refrigerator door as well... then, leave them there for exactly 2 years... keep a journal and write down which one you thinks looks the best each day. after the two years are up, tally up the results and see which one has the most votes... that will be your obvious choice and you can be confident that your doing the right thing, which ever it may be! .... but, to answer your question in short, if it were me id leave it on. i think they look cool when taken off if the guitars a solid color (

View Poll Results: with or without toggle switch plate
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mitchbob9 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 166 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) Better with toggle switch plate, but whateva floats ya boat!

09-05-2008, 02:31 AM	#3 (permalink)
lp_junkie Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 1,129 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) I am more of a purist I like it with, but if you like it without, it's your guitar. It doesn't affect the sound so who cares what we think. __________________ LP_Junkie now on MySpace _____________________________________________ Les Pauls and Marshalls- Hammer of the Gods. EPI/MIJ Modders (Orville-Tokai-Burny-Greco-etc.)

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dennistruckdriver MLP Trucker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South of South St. Louis, MO. USA Posts: 3,943 Thanks: 27 Thanked 55 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) A third choice should have been offered: Who cares? This subject has been covered many, probably dozens of times. It just doesn't matter! __________________ Life without music would be TOO DANG QUIET!!! -Dennis The Truck Driver, 2008

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09-05-2008, 05:53 AM	#5 (permalink)
bigdaddy496 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: mannheim germany, currently in iraq Posts: 545 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) oooh damn hard to answer mine is off as well, but thats only becuase its that nasty pinkish creme, i want a regular white one __________________ 2008 GIBSON LES PAUL CLASSIC BOSS DISTORTION DS-1BOSS METAL ZONE MT-2 BOSS FLANGER BF-3BOSS SUPER CHORUS CH-1BOSS SUPER SHIFTER PS-5KEELEY MODDED VOX WAHORANGE CRUSH 30R

09-05-2008, 07:37 AM	#6 (permalink)
acidremix Junior Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Kalamazoo, MI Posts: 11 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) I say with... or change to a black one

09-05-2008, 07:59 AM	#7 (permalink)
StunOperator Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Chattanooga Posts: 62 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) I like them on __________________ 2000 MIJ Epiphone LP Custom - Ebony 2006 Epiphone LP Standard - Honeyburst 2005 Schecter C-1 Plus - Black Cherry

09-05-2008, 11:04 AM	#8 (permalink)
dave Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Posts: 20 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) If you take it off, the pickguard has to go to! Looks good either way, but I like both on or both off.

09-05-2008, 11:06 AM	#9 (permalink)
Tenacious T Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Alabama Posts: 515 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) On...pickguard & the toggle ring.

09-05-2008, 11:09 AM	#10 (permalink)
qwank Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Southern NH Posts: 872 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) on that color "on". this is something i messed with on my guitar and i decided it just didnt look right without it. __________________ 1994 Epiphone HCS Standard Plus w/SD 59s 2005 Epiphone Limited Edition Black Burst Standard Plus w/ EMG 85/81 2002 Epiphone G-1275 Doubleneck 1999 Fender LPB Compitition Mustang Reissue 1999 Ibanez RG7621 seven string 1993 Squire Strat 1995 Yamaha F-411-CEBL 6 string acoustic Marshall JCM2000 401 DSL

09-05-2008, 01:41 PM	#11 (permalink)
Canadian Charlie Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Malta Europe Posts: 74 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) I have 2 Les Pauls one with and the other without. Looks better on

09-05-2008, 02:09 PM	#12 (permalink)
bigdaddy496 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: mannheim germany, currently in iraq Posts: 545 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) how about a pic with the pickgaurd off as well? paint a lil more of a picture for us, since the whole idea is probably to show off more top __________________ 2008 GIBSON LES PAUL CLASSIC BOSS DISTORTION DS-1BOSS METAL ZONE MT-2 BOSS FLANGER BF-3BOSS SUPER CHORUS CH-1BOSS SUPER SHIFTER PS-5KEELEY MODDED VOX WAHORANGE CRUSH 30R

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calibud Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Motor City, MI Posts: 844 Thanks: 9 Thanked 22 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) what does it take to remove that? i was thinking of doing all black&cream. once its off, is it off for good? __________________ Without music life would be a mistake. ~Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

09-05-2008, 02:58 PM	#15 (permalink)
Hackubus Senior Member Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 271 Thanks: 1 Thanked 2 Times in 1 Post	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) If the top were a solid color and not a burst, I'd say off. But, since it's a burst, leave it on. IMO, YMMV, yadda yadda yadda.

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jkinnison90 Senior Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Nelsonville, Ohio Posts: 1,378 Thanks: 1 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) Looks good. I like having my switch plate on though. __________________ 2003 Epiphone Les Paul Standard - Heritage Cherry Sunburst

09-05-2008, 04:55 PM	#18 (permalink)
bigdaddy496 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: mannheim germany, currently in iraq Posts: 545 Thanks: 0 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) if you take off the pickgaurd and leave the ring off, you will have a psuedo prs thing going on there! and we all know prs guitars are art in music __________________ 2008 GIBSON LES PAUL CLASSIC BOSS DISTORTION DS-1BOSS METAL ZONE MT-2 BOSS FLANGER BF-3BOSS SUPER CHORUS CH-1BOSS SUPER SHIFTER PS-5KEELEY MODDED VOX WAHORANGE CRUSH 30R

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dennistruckdriver MLP Trucker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: South of South St. Louis, MO. USA Posts: 3,943 Thanks: 27 Thanked 55 Times in 10 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) Leave it on....take it off....blah, blah, blah.....WHO CARES???? __________________ Life without music would be TOO DANG QUIET!!! -Dennis The Truck Driver, 2008

09-07-2008, 09:06 AM	#24 (permalink)
alligatorbling V.I.P. Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Somewhere between here and there. Posts: 4,094 Thanks: 16 Thanked 28 Times in 8 Posts	Re: Toggle switch plate removal (better before or after) what do you like the best? Take a picture with it on, and off with the guitar sitting in the exact same position. then tape both pictures to your bathroom mirror so you see both of them every day... also, it wouldn't hurt to tape another set of them to your refrigerator door as well... then, leave them there for exactly 2 years... keep a journal and write down which one you thinks looks the best each day. after the two years are up, tally up the results and see which one has the most votes... that will be your obvious choice and you can be confident that your doing the right thing, which ever it may be! .... but, to answer your question in short, if it were me id leave it on. i think they look cool when taken off if the guitars a solid color (black or gold top) .... otherwise i like them on. .... id use the 2 year picture comparison method though if i were you, just to be sure. __________________ "Last time I called shotgun, we had rented a limo... so I fuxked up." -Mitch Hedberg insanity is genius in disguise http://www.myspace.com/cheapmaltliquor